1
Tweeton WPA
Managed by US Fish & Wildlife
272 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Scambler
Scambler, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 16% of Scambler is conserved land, roughly 3,664 acres. There are about 4.4 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Scambler, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Scambler outdoors
Conserved land
16%
3,664 of 23,102 acres
Trails
4.4 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
9
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Putnam WPA
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
270 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
239 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Fitzgerald WPA
Managed by US Fish & Wildlife
188 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Putnam WPA270 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Fitzgerald WPA188 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · US Fish & Wildlife
Tweeton WPA272 acres · US Fish & Wildlife
Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR239 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Nelson WPA161 acres · US Fish & Wildlife
Siefert WPA67 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Willow WPA39 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Larson WPA25 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Scambler Wildlife Management Area24 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
Burton LakeBusinger LakeDuck LakeGrove LakelakeHelgeson LakeJohn LakePete LakeRandkler LakeSand LakeSeim Lake
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,664 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,269 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Scambler
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 2,462 acResource Management Area 2,076 acNational Wildlife Refuge 489 acState Resource Management Area 83 acState Conservation Area 25 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 2,070 | Restricted |
| Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 489 | Restricted |
| MiscellaneousState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 83 | Open |
| Scambler State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 25 | Restricted |
| Becker County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 6 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Grove Lake Church CemeteryCemetery
Grove Lake South CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Scambler and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Scambler's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.